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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Election Results: Connolly Takes 11th District

Incumbent Gerry Connolly (D) beats out challenger Chris Perkins (R) and four other candidates.

 Final unofficial results around 1:14 a.m. Wednesday showed U.S. Rep Gerry Connolly easily outpacing Republican challenger Chris Perkins, with 60.06 percent of the vote to Perkins' 26.22 percent across the 11th District. Connolly won by at least 15 percentage points in all three of the 11th District jurisdictions, defeating Perkins 58.87 to 37.48 percent in Fairfax County; 55.36 to 40.44 percent in Fairfax City; and 65.91 to 30.11 percent in Prince William County, according to the State Board of Elections. As of 1:14 a.m. Wednesday, all precincts in the 11th District had reported their results. Update 10:31 p.m.: In a victory speech for several hundred people gathered in Tysons Corner, Gerry Connolly said voters in Virginia's 11th District…

the-stix

12:33 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012

Connolly said ""the Constitution doesn't say 'don't tread on me.' It says 'we the people.' It's not just about me. It's about all of us together. That's a Democratic value." He talks as though he won a hard fought battle. What a joke! Gerrymandering is what got him reelected, not "we the people". Locally, the same is true of Moran and Wolf. Young blood never has a chance until the likes of these …   more ›

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Letter to the Editor: 11th District Needs 'Responsiveness and Leadership'

Fairfax City reader urges neighbors to vote for Chris Perkins (R) on Nov. 6.

To the editor: In Response to Gerry Connolly for his comment that veterans and career-first officers, including Colonel Perkins, do not have the "sweat equity" needed to hold federal office. Gerry Connolly, a lawyer who doesn't legislate because Nancy says read Obama Care after it is passed. Connolly also say Yes when Nancy and Harry want more Tax Revenues from the 53% who pay taxes, and Yes to Harry and Obama when the Far Left want devastating cuts to our national defense capabilities and increasing unemployment in private and public sectors.  Gerry Connolly's "sweat equity" is take money from tax payers and give it away in order to keep the very large size chairs he needs.    Gerry Connolly is hell-bent on cutting the military and …

MikeA

2:09 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012

When Gerry Connolly was Chairman of the fairfax county board of supervisors, he had to resort to word play trickery to get his last tax increase to the real estate tax rate approved. Connolly raised the tax rate but told his gullible citizens that they will actually pay less due to decreased property values. Guess what happened the next year? Connolly runs off to Congress. Magically, real estate …   more ›

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